The Line of Stones at the top of South Hill

On the ledges, or terrace area, on the top of South Hill I found another interesting piece of stone work designed to work with Mother Earth. There is a series of 6 stones aligned in a straight line about 60-80 feet in length. Each stone marked the beginning of an energy line. Each energy line went directly to the right (south) from the picture. No energy line connected the stones.

The pictures below show my dogs on the first three energy lines beginning from the west. The remaining three energy lines are behind the black dog, Lucy.



The stones are all of good size and embedded in the ground. Here is closer up of Pepper and Lucy on two of the stones.



Just to the right of Lucy and Pepper is the remains (not quite there) of a large vortex of energy. One of what I call Cosmic Prana, because it is more consciousness than energy. Vortices of Cosmic Prana form where much prayer/ceremony/ritual/meditation has taken place. The formation of the energy vortex tells me that this was a sacred formation or structure. To read about Energy Vortices go to: http://www.jubileeinitiative.org/energyvortices.html

My dowsing rods also indicate that the three stones may have been part of a structure. A structure that goes about 20 feet to the right of the dogs and includes the energy vortex. The remaining 3 stones were also part of the structure in some way.

The question is:
Were the stones placed on the energy lines to create the structure?
Or
Did the energy lines form in response to the stones, structure and prayers and meditations that took place in the structure? In other words were they drawn there by the intentions of what took place within the structure?

peace,\
madis

More Mounds

Friends,
While on top of South Hill on Saturday August 22, 2009 I came across these gems. All of the stone mounds are placed on earth chakras (energy vortices) as I have been writing about for some time. When you cover an earth chakra earth prana is prevented from entering it. This helps charge the air and I believe were done for spiritual purposes. Today's findings are not only further confirmation of this but they show incredible ingenuity.

David Robinson believes that the various stone mounds found on South Hill are attributed to the Hopewell Adena http://www.crookedlakereview.com/articles/101_135/103spring1997/103robinson.html His friend Stone Pile Whisperer has been cataloguing many of them
http://hi-torstone.blogspot.com/. I agree with Robinson. Given that the stone mounds are thousands of years old they are in great condition for their age.

All of the stone piles were located at the top of South Hill not far from the parking lot area on a series of ledges close to where I first found out that stone mounds were placed on earth chakras. I found over a dozen mounds covering approximately 100 earth chakras. (To learn more about earth chakras: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFNzglbm16o the flow of prana http://www.jubileeinitiative.org/pranaflow.html .)

The Pictures
The mound in the first picture is on 3 earth. The two dogs in the picture (white-Pepper, Black-Lucy) are sitting on earth chakras. The notebook is located on a natural vortex of Cosmic prana and is a strong indication that the mounds were used for spiritual purposes. A vortex of cosmic prana forms when spiritual practices such as meditation, prayer, ritual and or ceremony are practiced at a location.

The second picture shows a series of a stone mound covering 7 earth chakras (Lucy and Pepper are on two of them.) What is interesting, ingenious, about this mound is that it is circular in form and the center is empty. This has the affect of creating a natural vortex in the center. WOW! The next picture demonstrates this better.
The last picture shows Pepper sitting in the center of a stone mound located on 4 earth chakras. A natural vortex has formed in the center.


Vision Questing
Later at home while I was watching a movie I broke into tears. I mean serious tears, as I begged God to give me the strength to do what he/she wants of me. It was powerful moment. I believe that I was picking up on the thoughts and intentions of the many people that had spent hours or even days praying for a vision, or communion with God/Spirit. Thought forms can linger for a long time at a place, particularly if done by spiritual people in a very emotional and fervent way. I call the thoughts that attach to a place geograpic samskaras http://www.jubileeinitiative.org/samskaras.html and they can be a poweful aid in faciltating spiritual experiences. That is why I always try and guage geographic samskaras in surveying sacred sites.

Combine this experience with the several cosmic prana vortexes that I found and it is clear that the covering of earth chakras was done for spiritual reasons; most likely to what we now call "vision questing."

Thanks
I went to South Hill hoping that I would get some sort of confirmation about whether I should write up a report about the stone work done by the Mound builders at South Hill . I have been told.
peace,
madis senner,http://www.motherearthprayers.org/

PS This would be a great place to go vision questing and to connect with the divine. Magnificent.

New Mound Found at South Hill

Last Saturday I followed my dowsing rods to the Northeast part of South HIll and found the most interesting stone mound. It is about 15 by 20 feet in size. I am pretty confident that it is a Hopewell Adena Mound like the others we have found on South HIll because it is situated on 3 earth chakras. As I noted previously NY state archealogist felt that the numerous mounds on top of South Hill were made by the Hopewell and Adena.

The stone mound is located on a steep part of the moutain so it is highly unlikely that any farmer made the pile by clearing the area. It strategic location on 3 earth chakras also gives credence that it is like the other mounds made by the mound builders. As the pictures show it is located in a thick thicket that has not seen humankind for some time. Most of the stones are flat and it is clear that whomever constructed it was intentionally making something. Most likely the structure was flat on the top as Ritchie noted with the other mounds. It may be that the mounds were terraced in three steps. One of the pictures shows my dog Pepper on what may have been the top terrace.

All said it is a pretty remarkable find. Do not be swayed by the broken look as this pile of stones was constructed thousands of years ago. The thick thicket around it has served to protect it from intruders. The pictures do not do it justice to it and does not show the sharp incline it is situated on.

peace,
madis

http://www.motherearthprayers.org/



I did not have enough space to manuveur to take a better picture to show the true scope of the mound or how it is situated on a steep embankment.





My dog Pepper is on what appears to be the top terrace of a terraced mound or the last remaining flat-top.







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What Can We Learn from Ancient Sacred Sites

Sacred Sites Survey of South Hill, Middlesex, NY

Hypothesis—It is my fervent belief that ancient cultures were much more attuned to Mother Earth and knew how to work with earth phenomena to improve their lives and enhance their spiritual experience.

Survey—NY State Archaeologists(Parker, Richie) have written about the Woodland period (100BCE to !000AD) sites found in the Vine Valley of Yates County by Canandaigua Lake in NYS. Archaeologist and NEARA member David Robinson found several stone cairns(platform) at the top of South Hill, that he believed were Adena-Hopewell. (To read his paper--http://www.crookedlakereview.com/articles/101_135/103spring1997/103robinson.html
They have been catalogued by his friend Stonepilewhisperer at : http://hi-torstone.blogspot.com/ The Seneca people believe that they were born at South Hill and the area contains the remains of numerous cultures.

Members of the Finger Lakes Dowsers (Chris Meath, Jill Gage, Kevin Greer, Lorraine Mavins, Madis Senner) gathered for a survey of South Hill on April 26, 2008. The morning was spent surveying and praying at the various sacred sites in the lower part of South Hill—Clarks Gully. I have written up these sites at: http://www.jubileeinitiative.org/SacredClarksGully.html

The afternoon was spent exploring the upper falls area off of South Hill Road near the DEC parking lot. We found several large stone cairns in a bowl area below the ridge west of the falls. Attached is a picture of Chris Meath standing on one of the mounds. We believe that these cairns were spiritual in nature.

Archeologists have a lot of opinions as to why such cairns were made—rites, sun-worship, burial ceremony, etc. As a person who passionately believes in the transformative power of Mother Earth I look at it differently. I believe that ancient sacred sites were either consciously or subconsciously chosen because of their earth phenomena and the ability to commune with Mother Earth at them.

We found that the bowl area was one giant vortex field. I have to thank my dog Pepper for going absolutely ballistic hyper in helping point this out to me. Land form feng shui holds that mountains carry chi and I have found that they do very often have vortex fields. Each of the stone cairns was placed on an area that contained several energy vortexes. None of the cairns had any lines of consciousness (spirit lines, ley lines) at them as you often find at sacred sites.

It appears that cairns were located to tap into the energy. Energy vortexes are invigorating and can give you a quick boost. They can also enhance your spiritual experience.

Any input would be much appreciated.

Thanks,
Madis Senner
Madiss(at)verizon.net

Lower Clarks Gully--October 25, 2007

The following are some pictures I took on a revisit on Thursday October 25, 2007.

Pictured is the Spirit Keepers site next to the herd path as you first enter the site on your right side--several flat stones circled by round stones. It was reconstructed and marks where a sacred site previously was. It sits in a stacked field of consciousness. I suggest you spend some time in meditation or prayer on it. Pictured are Pepper (white dog) and Lucy (Black Dog) who are best of friends.

Ten feet right of Spirit Keepers site mentioned above is a sacred circle whose center is sunken(approximately 1 deep). The circle was in remarkable condition and I only added a few stones to reconstruct it.

East of the recently constructed stone monument by the campfire area you will find the stone remains of a third long house. At the southern tip of the remains you will find an intact ceremonial circle.

Continuing up the mini ravine east of the third long house you will see a 2 ½ ft. high by 3 ft. in diameter stone that is part of a sacred circle. As the picture shows several large stones that appear to be part of the circle remain. Since this circle is next to base of the ridge I wonder if it is part of the 10 large circles I refer to in my review of Clarks Gully that are also located right next to the ridge (about a 100 feet away).

Lower Clarks Gully is a very busy place and a challenge to determine all what is going on the relationship of things to each other.


Here are some more pictures I took of sacred sites.

Peace,

madis senner

Clarks Gully--Monument Erected

Since I first posted my review of Clark’s Gully and began cleaning up the space someone has created a small monument pictured above. It is not strategically located (ie on earth phenomena) and can be found by the large campfire area. Maybe the revelers that frequent the campfire area were behind this.

I find this very interesting and an affirmation of the power of Clarks Gully. I believe that people are drawn to the same site over and over again through out history. Many times I find a stone structure or pile of rocks that is not very old, but when I look closer I find that history is repeating itself; that the old farmers stone pile marked the intersection of several Native American trails or was a gathering place, etc…Stone structures deteriorate over time, but the spirit of a place, particularly if it is strong, can be indelible.

The fact that the Seneca people believe that they were born on South Hill, Clarks Gully lies at its base, and that Native American historian A. C. Parker and NY State Historian William Ritchie found mounds and stone structures associated with the Adena culture there speaks volumes to the power of the place. The area still has a very good vibe, a strongly positive geographic samskara, is a testament to what went on there before. However, a variety of actions less focused on God and spiritually have been transpiring there for some time. Still it is positive.

We all look for meaning in our lives, whether we are ascetics or party goers. How we find that meaning and represent it is a function of who we are, our focus and our intentions. No doubt people that created the monument felt the call of the land to create something.

Upper Clarks Gully--Circled Stone

Yesterday we found several sacred sites on the ridge above the lower creek bed in Clarks Gully. Since there are numerous sites there I am going to begin referring to the area as Upper Clarks gully. We reconstructred a very large circle--3 of the original stones (2-3 feet in height) were left. One of the areas David Robinson refers to in Who Built the "Old Fort" on Bare Hill http://www.crookedlakereview.com/articles/101_135/103spring1997/103robinson.htmlquoting Native American historian A. C. Parker and NY State Historian William Ritchie associated with the Adena culture. Unfortunately it was too late to take pictures.

We were able to take the picture of the circled stone that marks the intersection of two spirit lines (lines of consciousness, ley lines) http://www.jubileeinitiative.org/Gaiassoul4.html and two energy lines.